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Teachers, students exposed to asbestos at Sunnybank State High School amid ‘disturbing reports’ of teachers writing in dust
Students and teachers at a Brisbane high school were exposed to asbestos last year after a contractor penetrated the ceiling and walls of a building known to contain the potentially deadly material, it has been revealed.
Key points:
- It took seven weeks for Sunnybank State High School to close contaminated areas and notify parents of the incident
- The teachers’ union says there are reports of teachers writing their names in dust that could have contained asbestos
- Education Minister Grace Grace has been called on to investigate claims of “intimidation and cover-up”
Builders struck an area of Sunnybank State High School known to contain asbestos in October last year while installing air-conditioning.
Seven weeks later, four contaminated blocks of…
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